Editing Rendalen (section)

==Geography==
The municipality has an area of {{convert|3180|km²|mi2|1}} which makes it the 2nd largest municipality (after [[Ullensvang Municipality]]) in [[Southern Norway]]. The 11 largest municipalities are all in rural [[Northern Norway]] and they are followed by Ullensvang and Rendalen. Rendalen municipality is bordered on the northwest by [[Alvdal Municipality]] and [[Tynset Municipality]], in the north by [[Tolga Municipality]], in the east by [[Engerdal Municipality]], in the south by [[Trysil Municipality]] and [[Åmot Municipality]], and in the west by [[Stor-Elvdal Municipality]].

Rendalen municipality encompasses most of the Rendalen valley, a side valley of the large [[Østerdalen]] valley which dominates [[Eastern Norway]]. In addition, the municipality encompasses the northern part of the lake [[Storsjøen (Rendalen)|Storsjøen]] as well as the lakes [[Sølensjøen]], [[Galtsjøen]], [[Harrsjøen]], and [[Lomnessjøen]]. The mountains [[Elgspiggen]] and [[Sølen]] are in Rendalen as well. The rivers [[Glomma]] and [[Renaelva]] both flow through the municipality.